# @natgeosociety on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Db6h-xDjcLp
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69148284-natgeosociety-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/5fe3892826.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-08-11T21:15:40.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Geographic Society (@natgeosociety) — https://gondola.cc/natgeosociety

## Caption

Antarctic krill are a foundational species that allows the entire structure of the Southern Ocean ecosystem to flourish.

Marine ecologist and #NatGeoExplorer Kim Bernard has been studying krill for 15 years. Her research and discoveries about their habitat on the seafloor can inform future measures to protect this crustacean. In addition to sequestering carbon, krill form the base of the food web, supporting whales, penguins, seals and fish.

This work was conducted in the Southern Ocean aboard the R/V Falkor (too) in collaboration with SchmidtOcean Institute as part of the National Geographic and Rolex #PerpetualPlanet Ocean Expeditions.

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perpetualplanet, natgeoexplorer

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